Despite the fact that golfing can increase your relationships and
possibly help you get ahead, there's a reason women aren't
rushing to golf courses en masse.

According to Wax's book, many women are afraid of embarrassing
themselves.

"The mental hurdles women must overcome in order to get on
the course and use golf for business success far exceed the
physical hurdles — hurdles such as fear of embarrassment, feeling
you don't belong, thinking everyone who plays golf is good,
discomfort with unfamiliar surroundings."

And that's a huge difference between men and women, according to
Hilary Bruggen, CEO of Strelmark,
which helps business build better relationships with their
clients and employees.

"Women who can't golf, don't,"
Bruggen told Fortune reporter Anne Fisher. "But men who
can't, do. They're hackers, and that's okay. The most important
thing is cementing good relationships on the course, not whether
you're Tiger Woods."